Jim Kaat

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-4, 205lb (193cm, 92kg)

Born: November 7, 1938 in Zeeland, MI us

High School: Zeeland HS (Zeeland, MI)

School: Hope College (Holland, MI)

Debut: August 2, 1959 (Age 20-268d, 11,662nd in major league history)
vs. CHW 2.2 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 3 BB, 1 ER, L

Last Game: July 1, 1983 (Age 44-236d)
vs. PIT 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2022. (Voted by Golden Days Era Committee)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1960 season

Full Name: James Lee Kaat

Nicknames: Kitty

Pronunciation: \cott\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

50.5

283

237

ERA

3.45

898

625

4530.1

2461

WHIP

1.259

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Team Record in Appearances: 15-15 / in Starts: 15-14

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

1968 Pitching Game Log

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1968 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	287	20	May 3	MIN	@	CLE	L,0-4	5-7		99	3.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0.00	0.39	9	4	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	.13	0.031	.39	0.06%	1.13	5b --- 0 out d3	7b 3 out d3
2	288	27	May 10(1)	MIN	@	CAL	L,0-3	GS-6	L(0-1)	6	6.0	5	3	3	2	5	1	0	3.00	2.72	25	9	4	0	0	5	53			1	0	0	22	1	0	0	0	0	0	.84	-0.120	2.13	-0.18%	-0.83	1b start tie	6b 3 out d3
3	289	34	May 19(2)	MIN		CAL	W,3-2	GS-8	W(1-1)	8	7.0	5	2	2	1	4	0	0	2.81	2.26	25	8	7	1	0	5	62			0	0	0	24	0	0	0	2	0	0	.71	0.147	1.62	0.20%	1.50	1t start tie	8t 1-3 0 out a3
4	290	39	May 25	MIN		BOS	W,1-0	SHO	W(2-1)	5	9.0	6	0	0	3	3	0	0	1.80	2.43	35	9	14	2	0	6	75			0	0	1	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.38	0.635	3.45	0.95%	3.63	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
5	291	44	May 30	MIN		CLE	L,1-3	GS-8	L(2-2)	4	8.0	7	3	3	2	3	1	2	2.18	2.99	35	18	3	0	0	7	57			0	0	0	30	1	0	0	1	0	1	.78	-0.105	2.61	-0.21%	0.23	1t start tie	8t 3 out d2
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
6	292	49	Jun 3	MIN	@	NYY	W,4-3	GS-6		3	5.2	4	3	3	2	5	0	0	2.56	2.80	23	6	6	1	0	4	52			0	0	0	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.23	-0.336	2.07	-0.34%	-1.19	1b start tie	6b 12- 2 out d1
7	293	53	Jun 7(1)	MIN	@	WSA	W,5-3	GS-6	W(3-2)	3	5.2	6	2	0	2	3	0	0	2.23	2.75	27	8	9	0	4	5	54			0	0	0	23	1	0	0	1	2	1	1.82	-0.028	3.74	-0.04%	-0.17	1b start a 1	6b 12- 2 out a1
8	294	58	Jun 12	MIN	@	DET	L,1-2	CG(8)	L(3-3)	4	8.0	4	2	2	2	2	1	0	2.24	2.98	31	10	13	1	0	4	66			0	1	0	28	0	1	0	0	1	2	1.24	-0.008	2.28	-0.01%	1.13	1b start tie	8b 3 out d1
9	295	63	Jun 17	MIN		WSA	W,4-1	CG	W(4-3)	4	9.0	8	1	1	1	7	0	0	2.05	2.71	35	8	11	1	0	8	73			0	0	0	33	0	0	0	1	1	0	1.44	0.414	1.96	0.34%	2.63	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
10	296	67	Jun 22	MIN		NYY	L,2-5	GS-7	L(4-4)	4	6.0	5	4	4	3	0	1	0	2.41	3.01	25	7	11	2	0	4	43			0	0	0	21	0	0	0	2	0	1	1.31	-0.265	2.21	-0.27%	-0.90	1t start tie	7t 1-3 0 out tie
11	297	71	Jun 28	MIN	@	BAL	W,5-2	GS-9	W(5-4)	5	8.0	8	2	2	5	4	0	0	2.39	3.04	36	10	9	2	0	8	57			0	0	0	31	1	0	0	1	0	1	1.04	0.173	2.28	0.23%	1.10	1b start tie	9b 12- 0 out a4
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
12	298	75	Jul 2	MIN	@	CLE	W,6-0	SHO	W(6-4)	3	9.0	7	0	0	2	5	0	0	2.13	2.92	36	12	10	0	0	7	76			0	0	0	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	.54	0.218	.82	0.20%	3.39	1b start tie	9b 3 out a6
13	299	80	Jul 7(1)	MIN	@	BOS	L,3-4	GS-7	L(6-5)	4	7.0	7	4	2	1	4	1	0	2.17	2.97	29	9	8	0	0	7	54			0	0	0	27	0	2	0	2	0	2	.93	-0.258	.70	-0.12%	-1.15	1b start tie	7b 3 out d2
14	300	83	Jul 12	MIN		DET	L,1-5	GS-6	L(6-6)	4	6.0	9	4	4	1	2	1	0	2.40	3.05	28	7	9	0	0	9	39			0	0	0	27	1	0	0	0	0	1	.77	-0.173	.48	-0.07%	-1.58	1t start tie	6t 3 out d4
15	301	88	Jul 17	MIN		BOS	L,5-6	GS-8		4	8.0	6	3	3	2	5	2	0	2.48	3.21	31	10	8	2	0	6	61			0	1	0	29	0	1	0	0	0	0	.84	-0.053	.18	-0.01%	0.23	1t start tie	8t 3 out d1
16	302	92	Jul 21(1)	MIN		OAK	W,7-5	GS-8	W(7-6)	3	7.2	8	5	5	0	5	0	0	2.71	3.07	33	11	9	1	0	8	48			0	0	0	31	0	1	0	0	1	2	1.13	0.070	.13	0.01%	-2.16	1t start tie	8t 12- 2 out a2
17	303	98	Jul 26	MIN	@	OAK	W,10-4	GS-8	W(8-6)	4	7.1	13	3	3	1	4	0	0	2.77	2.98	34	9	7	0	0	13	43			0	0	0	33	3	1	0	2	0	0	.68	0.141	.11	0.01%	-0.55	1b start a 2	8b 1-- 1 out a5
18	304	102	Jul 31	MIN		CHW	L,8-12	GS-6		4	5.2	10	6	5	1	4	0	0	3.00	2.92	27	5	7	1	0	10	30			0	0	0	23	2	1	0	1	3	0	.75	0.002	.05	0.00%	-2.77	1t start tie	6t 1-- 2 out a3
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
19	305	106	Aug 4	MIN		DET	L,1-2	GS-8	L(8-7)	3	8.0	5	2	2	0	4	0	1	2.96	2.85	31	10	11	2	0	5	68			0	0	0	28	0	2	0	0	1	0	1.06	0.079	.08	0.00%	1.23	1t start tie	8t 3 out d2
20	306	110	Aug 8	MIN	@	BAL	L,3-10	GS-3	L(8-8)	3	2.2	6	6	5	1	3	3	0	3.23	3.10	15	2	4	0	0	5	26			0	0	0	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	.71	-0.450	.01	0.00%	-4.94	1b start tie	3b --- 2 out d5
21	307	114	Aug 12	MIN		WSA	L,0-2	GS-8	L(8-9)	3	8.0	8	1	1	0	6	0	0	3.11	2.98	33	12	7	1	0	8	68			0	0	0	31	0	0	0	0	1	1	1.32	0.197	.00	0.00%	2.23	1t start tie	8t 3 out d1
22	308	119	Aug 16	MIN		BAL	W,5-2	CG	W(9-9)	3	9.0	9	2	2	0	12	0	0	3.05	2.79	37	8	8	1	0	9	73			0	0	0	37	3	1	0	0	0	1	.99	0.218	.00	0.00%	1.63	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
23	309	124	Aug 21	MIN		NYY	L,1-2	GS-8	L(9-10)	4	8.0	4	1	1	0	4	1	0	2.95	2.80	28	13	7	1	0	4	74			0	0	0	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	.90	0.165	.00	0.00%	2.23	1t start tie	8t 3 out d1
24	310	129	Aug 25	MIN	@	CHW	W,10-2	CG	W(10-10)	3	9.0	9	2	2	2	2	0	0	2.90	2.79	38	14	11	0	0	9	61			0	0	0	35	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.26	0.220	.00	0.00%	1.59	1b start tie	9b 3 out a8
25	311	135	Aug 29	MIN	@	CLE	W,3-2	CG	W(11-10)	3	9.0	6	2	1	2	10	0	0	2.81	2.69	35	7	10	2	0	6	77			1	1	0	33	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.31	0.404	.00	0.00%	1.39	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a1
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
26	312	139	Sep 2	MIN		BOS	W,5-1	CG	W(12-10)	3	9.0	3	1	1	2	11	1	0	2.72	2.66	30	8	6	1	0	3	86			0	1	0	28	1	0	0	0	0	0	.62	0.265	.00	0.00%	2.63	1t start tie	9t 3 out a4
27	313	142	Sep 6	MIN	@	DET	L,3-8	GS-4	L(12-11)	3	3.0	7	6	6	0	1	1	0	2.96	2.71	16	5	3	1	0	7	22			0	0	0	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	.61	-0.375	.00	0.00%	-5.15	1b start tie	4b 1-3 0 out d4
28	314	146	Sep 10	MIN		CLE	L,2-6	GS-3	L(12-12)	3	2.1	6	5	2	0	0	1	0	3.02	2.78	14	5	3	0	0	6	31			0	0	0	13	2	1	0	0	0	1	.81	-0.343	.00	0.00%	-4.00	1t start tie	3t --- 1 out d5
29	315	150	Sep 15	MIN	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG	W(13-12)	4	9.0	6	2	2	2	8	1	0	2.97	2.77	35	8	11	2	0	6	73			0	0	0	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.50	0.265	.00	0.00%	1.66	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a1
30	316	155	Sep 21	MIN		OAK	W,2-1	GS-5	W(14-12)	5	5.0	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	2.94	2.76	18	7	6	0	0	4	56			0	0	0	18	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.07	0.083	.00	0.00%	1.02	1t start tie	5t 3 out d1
							15-15		W-L:14-12	3.9	208.0	192	78	68	40	130	16	3	2.94	2.76	854	1.11		5%	1%	189	57	0	---%	2	4	1	791	20	11	0	13	10	15	1.03	1.213	.96	0.76%	5.16

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